Goodbye OMB, Hello LPAT

The Ontario Municipal Board has been renamed the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The LPAT will operate under a new set of rules that provide greater authority to municipalities to make final decisions on housing and other developments within their jurisdiction. The Agenda welcomes The Toronto Star's Martin Regg Cohn, Neptis Foundation executive director, Marcy Burchfield, and lawyer Patrick Harrington to discuss the changes.

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